January FRIDAY, 1 (1-364) 1897

Robt choring & working in the shed I up to Rothsay with crock of butter Misty & Mizzling all af

SATURDAY, 2 (2-363)

Robt choring all day very fine day

SUNDAY, 3 (3-362)

All at home all day Jas McEwing here for tea. very fine day

January MONDAY, 4 (4-361) 1897

Robt choring & over to 14th to vote fore charing and down to Drayton to hear the state of the pole McEwing & Hamilton Elected. for county very dull wet day bad roads

TUESDAY, 5 (5-360)

Robt choring fore farming up oats & down to Drayton eve. Da & Ma up to Rothsay rather cold

WEDNESDAY, 6 (6-359)

Robt choring fore & farming up oats & down to Drayton clear & cold

January THURSDAY, 7 (7-358) 1897

Robt choring & down to Drayton with oats & pig Father & I down to Drayton aft Clear & cold

FRIDAY, 8 (8-357)

Robt choring & farming up oats & down to Drayton late in the eve, Da & Ma over to {Sams?} very fine

SATURDAY, 9 # {crosshatch design drawn after the 9} (9-356)

Robt choring & down to Drayton with oats lovely bright day Sam helping Da fan his oats

January SUNDAY, 10 (10-355) 1897

At home all day Children down home for a little while very fine day

MONDAY, 11 (11-354)

Robt choring & down to Drayton with Mr. North took front of bobsleighs down to get fixed very clear bright day

TUESDAY, 12 (12-353)

Robt choring fore farming up oats & down to Drayton then up to Rothsay at night. clear & cold

January WEDNESDAY, 13 (13-352) 1897

Robt choring fore putting front on bobsleighs & started to Draw out Manure trees rimed & looking like soft weather

THURSDAY, 14 (14-351)

Robt choring fore & drawing out manure aft. very fine day

FRIDAY, 15 (15-350)

Robt choring fore very fine day. Jim Lowe's came here at noon & Tom Lowes here aft. very fine roads looking misty

January SATURDAY, 16 (16-349) 1897

Robt choring fore. Drawing out manure aft Jim Lowes came here at noon & went down to Drayton aft very fine roads. very like soft weather.

SUNDAY, 17 (17-348)

At home children & I down home for a while very dismal day raining almost all day

MONDAY, 18 (18-347)

Robt choring fore.

January TUESDAY, 19 (19-346) 1897

Robt choring & farming up chop & a load of grain cold & clear

WEDNESDAY, 20 (20-345)

Robt choring fore. Down at McEwings helping bucher home at four then over to Burrow's helping bucher. Cold but clear. Osc North came down Morn.

THURSDAY, 21 (21-344)

Robt choring fore. Os North went over for Carrie Robt & Osc went to Drayton aft clear but cold

January FRIDAY, 22 (22-343) 1897

Robt choring fore & back on the other place helping Cooper skid logs aft turned out fearful stormy

SATURDAY, 23 (23-342)

Robt took Carrie home & went round by Drayton choring the rest of day very stormy

SUNDAY, 24 (24-341)

very stormy all day I down home a couple of hours Robt up at Richs for a while

January MONDAY, 25 (25-340) 1897

Robt choring fore, very fine farming up chop aft turned terrible stormy at noon

TUSDAY, 26 (26-339)

Robt choring and helping Perkin thresh his clover all day very cold & stormy

WEDNESDAY, 27 (27-338)

Robt at Perkin threshing fore. Then aft Dinner moved here & started to thresh aft rather fine but cold.

January THURSDAY, 28 (28-337) 1897

Robt finished threshing clover & done up chores & went to Henry Hilborns to thresh aft fine but cold We had four bags of clover

FRIDAY, 29 (29-336)

Robt, choring fore helping Frank Page kill a beef aft light snow falling.

SATURDAY, 30 (30-335)

All at home till Eve then children & I down at home. booth & wife here for an hour or so. beautiful fine day. Robt choring & down to Drayton with chop. took Carry down at night very fine day

January SUNDAY, 31 (31-334) 1897

At home all day till Eve. then children & I down home. Booth & wife here for an hour or so Beautiful bright day. fine sleighing

February MONDAY, 1 (32-333)

Robt choring fore. Skidding logs aft. Carrie {line pointing to word written on a slant above and slightly to the right of "Carrie"} English {Word written above and slightly to the right of "Carrie"} finished sewing & I took her home very fine

TUESDAY, 2 (33-332)

Robt choring fore finished logs aft very fine weather

February WEDNESDAY, 3 (34-331) 1897

Robt choring fore & down to Drayton for salts for steer up at Richds helping kill beef very fine day

THURSDAY, 4 (35-330)

Robt choring fore & down to Drayton fore for Salts for steer up at Richds helping kill beef beautiful day Drawing out manure aft

FRIDAY, 5 # {crosshatch design drawn after the 5} (36-329)

Robt choring fore drawing out manure aft inclined to be soft mild bright day

February SATURDAY, 6 (37-328) 1897

Robt choring fore soft snow falling. turned to rain. drawing out manure aft and out to R.O. eve

SUNDAY, 7 (38-327)

All at home but down children down home a while Olive seven years old.

R.B.S.W. {hand written} MONDAY, 8 (39-326)

Robt choring & up to Rothsay with load of corn very fine day Duncan & Fred for a while

February TUESDAY, 9 (40-325) 1897

Robt choring & farming up chop & oats I down to Drayton aft very fine day Moody got load of straw

WEDNESDAY, 10 (41-324)

Robt choring fore & out to Drayton aft very fine day

2 THURSDAY, 11 (42-323)

Robt choring fore & helping Pperkins {"P" and "p" on top of each other} cut feed clear but very cold raw wind.

February FRIDAY, 12 (43-322) 1897

Robt choring & down at the bush cutting blocks aft Cooper helping very stormy Sold five head of Cattle took {"took" inserted in between and above "Cattle" and the next word "down"} down to Noeckers for 110 Dollars

SATURDAY, 13 (44-321)

Robt choring fore ack sawing blacks on the bush. Cooper helping very fine Duncans all over in the Eve Robt 47 years of age & Jim 24

SUNDAY, 14 (45-320)

Children down at home a while very blustering & stormy

February MONDAY, 15 (46-319) 1897

Robt choring & farming up oats & down to Drayton got front shoes on horses very fine day

TUESDAY, 16 (47-318)

Robt choring fore commenced to draw logs out of bush on other place Cooper helping aft very fine day I over at Sams. aft.

WEDNESDAY, 17 (48-317)

Robt choring fore drawing logs aft up to Fishers Mill fine day

February THURSDAY, 18 (49-316) 1897

Robt choring fore & drawing logs aft very fine day

FRIDAY, 19 (50-315)

Robt choring fore drawing logs aft finished for the time very fine day

SATURDAY, 20 (51-314)

Robt choring & farming up oats & down to Drayton fine fore. Stormy aft Clara & Brock over to Sams with Grandpa.

February SUNDAY, 21 (52-313) 1897

Very fine day Both up to see McTavish before leaving McDonnalds place Children all at home

MONDAY, 22 (53-312)

Terrible Stormy Robt took children to School & choring rest of the day

TUESDAY, 23 (54-311)

Robt choring fore Back to our bush working at logs took one load to Fishers mill

February WEDNESDAY 24 (55-310) 1897

Robt choring fore, rather stormy working at logs aft fine aft.

THURSDAY, 25 (56-309)

Robt choring fore at the logs aft Stormy fore rather fine aft

FRIDAY, 26 (57-308)

Robt choring fore North here for dinner Cooper here for load of straw Robt went to bush for load of logs & took them to mill. fine

February SATURDAY, 27 (58-307) 1897

Robt choring round all day not feeling very well very Stormy roads pretty well filled up.

SUNDAY, 28 (59-306)

All at home all day but children gdown {g and d superimposed} home for a while very bright clear aft Robt up to Richd for a while

March MONDAY, 1 (60-305)

Robt gone to take a load of pigs to Moorefield for Sam. Os North here finished the day choring

March TUESDAY, 2 (61-304) 1897

Robt choring fore farming up oats aft & choring fine

WEDNESDAY, 3 (62-303)

Robt choring fore & farming up oats take out to Drayton aft with chop fine I down to Drayton aft very stormy

THURSDAY, 4 (63-302)

Robt down to Drayton for {"with" written in a lighter hand under the word "for"} load of chop. Sam went down with me to Drayton aft fine fore but terrible stormy aft

March FRIDAY, 5 (64-301) 1897

Robt choring fore & over to Burrows aft helping kill a beef. Sold to Corbett a caff @ $ {scribbled "$" and something else here} 7 Hughes brought the Turnip Pulper

SATURDAY, 6 * {line star hand drawn here} (65-300)

Robt choring & down to Drayton for Sams & Das flour then up to the factory to Milk letting. round to Sams with flour & home very fine bright day

SUNDAY, 7 (66-299)

very bright day. Mother & I over to Sams. aft. Robt gone to Tuckers with with Dairy Dean Fifteenth anniversary of our wedding

March MONDAY, 8 (67-298) 1897

Rob,t took a calf over to Moorefield. home & spent the rest of the day choring fine

TUESDAY, 9 (68-297)

Robt choring fore. Mizzling " {quotation marks used to indicate the word "fore from other sentence as the word "mizzling" is below the other sentence} Robt started to draw out manure rather soft & foggy

WEDNESDAY, 10 (69-296)

Robt choring fore drawing out manure aft very fine day roads very soft & sloppy I down at home helping cut out squares for a quilt.

March THURSDAY, 11 (70-295) 1897

Robt choring fore & drawing out manure finished very fine day Mother & I sewed quilt together.

FRIDAY, 12 (71-294)

Robt choring fore farming up chop & oats aft rather fine & soft fore, very stormy aft

SATURDAY, 13 (72-293)

Robt choring fore out to Drayton aft with oats & chop very fine day Sam went to Palmerston to meet Eliza Porter

March SUNDAY, 14 (73-292) 1897

All at home except Clara & Olive went to see Grandpa & Grandma frightful stormy all day

MONDAY, 15 (74-291)

Robt choring & drawing up wood to the house & down to Fathers fine bright day

TUESDAY, 16 (75-290)

Robt choring fore & drawing up wood & down to Fathers. I went over to Sams for Eliza Porter then all down to Drayton to an At home in the hall of the I.O.F

March WEDNESDAY, 17 (76-289) 1897

Robt choring & drawing up wood. Emma, May & Nellie Gordon. Eliza Porter here till night & then Robt too her over to Sams & brought Mother home Dr MacWilliam opened the lump on the Babys head {"head" underlined in blue ink. Arrow pointed down to word below written in blue ink (as opposed to black)} Harold Benson {word written in blue ink below previous sentence} Brigh lovely day

THURSDAY, 18 (77-288)

Robt choring & drawing up wood very dull & foggy Lue Flath here an hour or so Da gone to Drayton got letters from the boys roads braking

FRIDAY, 19 (78-287)

Robt choring & gone to take a load of Moveables over to the Eight of peel McTavish. roads very soft inclined to be soft heavy rain

March SATURDAY, 20 (79-286) 1897

Robt choring fore & up to McTavishs for a load of oats to keep in store for some time then took straw down to Fathers Joe Chambers came down & staid all night with us rather fine

SUNDAY, 21 (80-285)

Robt choring & then we took Joe over to Sams & brought Eliza back with us to stay at Mothers. all night very bright day. Children went down to Mothers

MONDAY, 22 (81-284)

Robt choring fore Then Joe & Sam came over & all went down to Drayton. aft very bright & warm but roads soft & bare Robt & Clara over at Sams at Clara 12 years old night

March TUESDAY, 23 (82-283) 1897

Robt choring fore Sam took Joe & Eliza to station for home Robt started to put on logs at Fishers putting on all aft, soft wet snow falling very disagreeable

WEDNESDAY, 24 (83-282)

Robt choring putting on logs & drawing home lumber soft snow falling miserable day

THURSDAY, 25 (84-281)

Robt choring putting on logs & bringing home lumber finer

March FRIDAY, 26 (85-280) 1897

Robt taking in logs & putting them on & drawing lumber home & choring miserably soft underfoot

SATURDAY, 27 (86-279)

Robt choring & gone up for the last load of lumber choring & down to Drayton to meet Jim at night Home for a couple of weeks if not sent for

SUNDAY, 28 (87-278)

at home fore children & I down home aft Jim & Robt over to Sams very fine day thawing

March MONDAY, 29 (88-277) 1897

Robt choring & farming up chop & down to Drayton with it & to get the horses shod. fearful bare roads took crock of butter to Blilers

TUESDAY, 30 (89-276)

Robt choring & taking down straw to Da Jim helping drawing manure aft Da & Ma down to McLennant beautiful bright day roads bad

3 WEDNESDAY, 31 (90-275)

Robt choring fore & drawing out manure. finished. fine day Jim & I up to Rothsay Jim at Edmisons & I up to see Ellen Stone. Jim got word to go back. Jim gone over to Sams at night very fine day.

April THURSDAY, 1 (91-274) 1897

Robt choring for fine day Robt trimming some evergreens & choring round. Mother & I over to Sams to see Baby. Dr. Mc. opened a lump on its shoulder. fine but roads very bad

FRIDAY, 2 * {line star hand drawn here} (92-273)

Robt choring & then both up to Norths. had a fine visite Went to see the triplets all doing well. Six weeks old

SATURDAY, 3 (93-272)

Robt choring. Alex Withers here for oats Robt oar to Sams bee, the bee put off on account of Andrew Barrys death. killed by a tree falling. aged 22 years.

April SUNDAY, 4 (94-271) 1897

Robt choring & down to Hilborns with Fancy & up to his Fathers to see Ellen Stone. Mother & I up over to Mr Barrys. roads fearful bad. looking very like rain raining hard at night

MONDAY, 5 (95-270)

Robt, choring fore. At Andrew Barrys Funeral aft very large one, & the roads terrible bad.

TUESDAY, 6 (96-269)

Rob,t, choring fore & up to Rothsay with Judy to leave her till there cord comes in . Round to Sams to wood bee aft dark & dull fore rather fine aft roads bad

April WEDNESDAY, 7 (97-268) 1897

Rob,t choring fore farming up oats & took them to Drayton aft. dull & heavy looking roads bad

THURSDAY, 8 (98-267)

Rob,t choring & farming oats. fore took them to Drayton aft. snowing heavy all aft. young Moodys here with sleigh for oats

FRIDAY, 9 (99-266)

Rob,t choring for got eight head of cattle dehorned over at Burrows helping kill pigs aft. rather fine.

April SATURDAY, 10 (100-265) 1897

Rob,t choring fore & Da helping fan load of oats. took them to Drayton aft. I gone over to see about getting Carrie & Round by Drayton raw & cold very bad roads

SUNDAY, 11 (101-264)

At home all day Children & I down home a while very fine bright day

MONDAY, 12 (102-263)

Robt. choring fore & up to Newstead's sawing wood aft. very fine day Art Garmeau brought out a Kite & Jack.

April TUESDAY, 13 (103-262) 1897

Robt choring fore & down to Drayton with load of chop. got it back with him raining almost all day. very dull

WEDNESDAY, 14 (104-261)

Robt choring fore & up sawing wood at Newsteads aft. dull fore rather fine aft.

THURSDAY, 15 (105-260)

Robt choring fore & farming up chop & taking it down. Drayton horse Show Children & I up at Richds aft very fine day

April FRIDAY, 16 (106-259) 1897

Good Friday Robt choring fore & at Coopers wood bee in McEwings bush dull fore. Mother & I washing blankets

SATURDAY, 17 (107-258)

Robt choring fore & loading turnips. took them to Rothsay came home & went to Drayton for chop. rather fine day. Os North came for Jack

SUNDAY, 18 (108-257)

At home all day Easter Sunday Children & I down home for tea turned very windy aft.

April MONDAY, 19 (109-256) 1897

Rob,t choring fore Snowing & very windy & raw farming up grain aft

TUESDAY, 20 (110-255)

Robt choring & started to Palmerston with a grist at early dinner. home & brought four hundred of flour very cold raw wind

WEDNESDAY, 21 (111-254)

Robt choring fore & building fence between farm & driving house very sultry & looking like rain. the two girls over to Sams. all day & walked home

April THURSDAY, 22 (112-253) 1897

Robt choring fore & at Burrows wood bee aft very fine day. over to Englishs for Carrie & round by Drayton at night

FRIDAY, 23 (113-252)

Robt choring fore Da helping fan up seed grain. very fine heavy rain all aft.

SATURDAY, 24 (114-251)

Robt choring fore & farming up seed grain. very fine day Carrie walked home Robt gone to Drayton at night for Timothy seed.

April SUNDAY, 25 (115-250) 1897

All at home all day Mother here a while aft very heavy rain about noon but got fine toward Evening

MONDAY, 26 (116-249)

Robt choring & farming up oats Da helping dull weather We empoyed straw tincks

TUESDAY, 27 (117-248)

Robt choring fore farming up grain Da helping. rather fine Ma & I cleaning the sparerooms

April WEDNESDAY 28 (118-247) 1897

Robt choring fore Drawing up hay from other place Wat Burrows helping fine Da & Ma gone over to see Robt Mitchell

THURSDAY, 29 (119-246)

Robt choring fore & picking stone of the ground for the wheat looking very like rain Mother & I cleaning front rooms.

FRIDAY, 30 (120-245)

Robt started to plough sod. ground hardly fit very backward spring

May SATURDAY, 1 (121-244) 1897

Robt choring & piling lumber aft very Dull & Mizzling

SUNDAY, 2 (122-243)

Misserable dull day Both up to Rothsay aft Children all at home.

MONDAY, 3 (123-242)

Robt choring fore & finished piling lumber & started to pile wood Mother & I down to Drayton Mizzling dull day

May TUESDAY, 4 (124-241) 1897

Robt finished piling wood & choring and fising up things aft rather fine day

WEDNESDAY, 5 (125-240)

Robt choring & taking manure of potatoes pits Moving them in to barn Da helping very fine day

THURSDAY, 6 (126-239)

Robt choring. feeling terrible miserable took seven pigs to Moorefield ploughing rest of day. Sam & Chriss gone to Drayton, left Baby with me rather fine day Ma 34 years old

May FRIDAY, 7 (127-238) 1897

Robt choring, & ploughing Sod all day. very fine day Da gone to Drayton at noon for a piece of the plough

SATURDAY, 8 (128-237)

Robt choring, & ploughing sod then down to Adams for the old black pig very fine day

SUNDAY, 9 (129-236)

Children & I down home for a while & left Orton & rest of us went to the bush for wild flowers very hot rain at milking time. & heavy wind

May MONDAY, 10 (130-235) 1897

Rob,t spring-toothing barley & wheat ground at it all day rather fine

TUESDAY, 11 (131-234)

Robt finished spring toothing & harrowed both pieces fore, them went to McEwings for barley aft

WEDNESDAY, 12 (132-233)

Robt went out to spring tooth heavy rain & hail at noon. ploughing potato patch aft very late wet spring

May THURSDAY, 13 (133-232) 1897

Robt spring toothing forenoon & aft till four oclock. then heavy shower. Mrs Booth here for a couple of hours

FRIDAY, 14 (134-231)

Robt choring up & fixing place for calves. Down to McEwings aft getting Insurance applicaton made out Steady rain all day till four oclock the I went up to Rothsay for Ealenor.

SATURDAY, 15 135-230)

Robt choring & building fence round barn yard rather fine today.

May SUNDAY, 16 (136-229) 1897

Rather fine day I took all the children up to Rothsay aft. Robt at home all day

MONDAY, 17 (137-228)

Robt sowing oats & harrowing them fine day

4 TUESDAY, 18 (138-227)

Robt springtoothing fore & sowing peas aft fine day

May WEDNESDAY, 19 (139-226) 1897

Robt spring toothing fore & sowing peas aft very fine day looking like rain at night

THURSDAY, 20 (140-225)

Robt spring toothing fore commenced to rain about ten oclock heavy rain all aft Mr. {"Mr" is written in someone else's handwriting} McEwing here to tell us Murphy has a fearful shoulder. Robt down to see him very late seeding have about forty acres to put in yet

FRIDAY, 21 (141-224)

{Someone else writing, perhaps one of the children - Clara or Olive} Da down to see Merphy in forenoon Da back on other place spring toothing land very wet. Ma gone to Drayton. fine day.

May SATURDAY, 22 (142-223) 1897

{one of the children writing possibly Clara}

Da finished sowing oats in the big field at the line fence Rather fine day.

SUNDAY, 23 (143-222)

{one of the children writing possibly Olive}

Ma and us children down to Grandma's Uncle Jim came home on the x wheel about {"wheel" written above "the" and "about"} ten o'clock. Heavy rain in morning Da up at Grandpa Philps. Uncle Jim over at Uncle Sams.

MONDAY, 24 (144-221)

{Elizabeth is now writing}

Robt spring toothing in the back field all day rather fine day

May TUESDAY, 25 (145-220) 1897

Robt sowing & harrowing oats all day rather fine cool wind

WEDNESDAY, 26 (146-219)

Robt springtoothing all day Brown here sowing very fine day Carrie came to sew for children

THURSDAY, 27 (147-218)

Robt springtoothing all day Brown & Harrie. Sown & Watt all here helping very fine cool day

May FRIDAY, 28 (148-217) 1897

Robt working corn ground Mizzling all forenoon dull & cold

SATURDAY, 29 (149-216)

Robt working in corn ground fore @ Drayton at noon for corn I took Carrie home aft Finished corn ground & sowed it rather fine

SUNDAY, 30 (150-215)

At home all day till Evening then both over to Duncans very cold wind

May MONDAY, 31 (151-214) 1897

Robt spredding manure all day rather dull & Mizzling cold wind

June TUESDAY, 1 (152-213)

Robt. spredding manure on the mangol ground fore. single ploughing mangal ground. very drying day. windy

WEDNESDAY, 2 (153-212)

Robt working on mangol ground fore, & in the aft gone back on other place to spring toothing {the "ing" is more of a star than a stroke through} then over to Duncans at night for barley. fine

June THURSDAY, 3 (154-211) 1897

Robt gone to Drayton to get the horses Shod. & a lot of more fixing up things done. raining most of the day

FRIDAY, 4 (155-210)

Robt working potato ground & planting them rather fine day but cold in the evening

SATURDAY, 5 (156-209)

Robt up at his Fathers all day. I down to Drayton aft & took the Girls along to Englishs to stay all night little rain at evening

June SUNDAY, 6 (157-208) 1897

At home all day Children came home at noon. heavy rain aft.

MONDAY, 7 (158-207)

Robt down to Help Hilborns to help take down his barns heavy rain afternoon

TUESDAY, 8 (159-206)

Robt at Hilborns this forenoon digging between the little evergreens aft Mother & I making soap. very fine day

June WEDNESDAY, 9 (160-205) 1897

Robt spredding manure on the turnip ground rather fine day

THURSDAY, 10 (161-204)

Robt working up Mangol ground fore. rigging up & sowing Mangols aft very fine day

FRIDAY, 11 (162-203)

Robt drawing out manure onto the turnip ground. all day fine

June SATURDAY, 12 (163-202) 1987

Robt working on Turnip ground & Spredding manure Washing the sheep aft fine over to Bill Hodges at night

SUNDAY, 13 (164-201)

All at home all day beautiful day

MONDAY, 14 (165-200)

Robt sowing x & seeding down {"& seeding down" is above sowing} barley away back on the other place. all day. land none too fit. Mother & I at Drayton aft very warm finished seeding

June TUESDAY, 15 (166-199) 1897

Robt gone back to Harrow fore drawing out manure aft Aunty Gass here Carries came to sew

WEDNESDAY, 16 (167-198)

{Someone else is writing}

At Hilborns Raising all day raised with Tachel down to drayton at night to get a letter from Willie

THURSDAY, 17 (168-197)

Shearing Sheep all day over to hodges in Evening down Home at night to see about Going east

June FRIDAY, 18 (169-196) 1897

Drawing manure all day for turnips

SATURDAY, 19 (170-195)

Gone to Palmerston with wool warm day Wool worth 19 cts/16 {Written as cts over a line with 16 being below the line} per lb Cash had 110 lbs. Willie came home by night train chriss here. aft

SUNDAY, 20 (171-194)

At home all day Jim came up on wheel Sam and Chriss here & Willie

June MONDAY, 21 (172-193) 1897

Drawing out manure Morning then ploughing Sam helping Willie and Grandma gone to Ottawa

TUESDAY, 22 (173-192)

working turnip land all day Orton two years old

WEDNESDAY, 23 (174-191)

working turnip lang all day

June THURSDAY, 24 (175-190) 1897

finished working turnips and sowing in Evening Eliza took sick Mr here Eliza gone to bed with Symptoms of fever pults 122. Tempeture 102.

FRIDAY, 25 (176-189)

working head lands and sowing here morn butting thistels aft warm day Clara gone up to School to have the picture taken Clara stopped School

SATURDAY, 26 (177-188)

Choring and cutting thistels all day

June SUNDAY, 27 (178-187) 1897

At home all day Miss Duncan here Sam and Criss here Eliza in bed very warm

MONDAY, 28 (179-186)

Choring and cutting thistels all day up to Teviotdale to see about a girl

TUESDAY, 29 (180-185)

Choring and cutting thistels all day

June WEDNESDAY, 30 (181-184) 1897

Robt finished cutting thistles in the barley very hot Grandpa Philp & Miss Stone here aft. Ellen took away all the dirty clothes to wack for me

July THURSDAY, 1 (182-183)

Choring around all day up to woodes at night Aunty Gass came to see me. Chriss over aft. Aunty Gass went home with her

FRIDAY, 2 (183-182)

Scuffling potatoes and corn very warm Eliza up for first time Miss Duncan here Emma down all day Mary & Emma done some baking

July SATURDAY, 3 (184-181) 1897

hoeing potatoes and choring all day very warm Miss Duncan here Eliza up Mr McWilliam here picking stone on oats aft morn fearful hot Grandpa Philp down with the clothes washed & {?} & some baking

SUNDAY, 4 (185-180)

at home all day Miss Duncan here Eliza very poorly Mr Mac McWilliam here Jim came home in morning very warm. Jim took Miss Duncan home

5 MONDAY, 5 (186-179)

Started road woork Thermometer 90 deg in shade Brown drawing I shoveling

July TUESDAY, 6 (187-178) 1897

Working on road drawing gravel Brown driving team.

WEDNESDAY, 7 (188-177)

Working on road finished Orton got hurt fearful hot weather Brown driving team Peter Doyl died Gregory Mill Burned very hot weather

THURSDAY, 8 (189-176)

Down to Drayton morning to see Dr Home and choring fore Poor little Orton took change for the worst at noon & Died about four oclock Mark Duncan here

July FRIDAY, 9 (190-175) 1897

Robt & Sam gone to see about a cat in Derry{?} Jim came home at Eleven. Terrible sorrowful day Jim & John Gordon went to Palmerston to meet Dick & Eliza Porter.

SATURDAY, 10 (191-174)

Dear Little Orton buried at twelve left the house at Eleven Mrs Edmison & Aunty Philp staid at the house. Robt took Mrs Edmison home aft Jim went to Drayton to send a message to Ma to know when she would be home Miss Duncan went home

SUNDAY, 11 (192-173)

Aunt Eliza Died Miss Duncan here with us all day I'm & Eliza here rain fare. Much cooler Jim & Eliza over at Sams eve

July MONDAY, 12 (193-172) 1897

Robt gone to Palmers Harriston for lumber Eliza helped me wash very fine cool day. Da took her over to Sams Eve fine day little rain at night

TUESDAY, 13 (194-171)

Robt scuffling potatoes & banking them went to Rothsay but rained heavy aft Dick & Eliza came over aft. Robt took Eliza to Drayton to train to go home.

WEDNESDAY, 14 (195-170)

Robt moving the grass round the front & back doors & up to Rothsay all aft Children & I down home Scrubbing & fixing up for Ma Comming home. Miss Duncan came in the Eve.

July THURSDAY, 15 (196-169) 1897

Robt paris greening potatoes fore I gone down to meet Mother on the 11.30. Robt gone with load of Cheese to Moorfield & round by Drayton & got Horses shod. Dick Chambers went along pretty hot day

FRIDAY, 16 (197-168)

Robt gone back to scuffle fore. then down to McEwings helping with barn aft Mother, Children, & I round to the cemetry aft frightful heavy rain after five in the eve.

SATURDAY, 17 (198-167)

Robt at McEwings all day helping at barn. then down to Drayton for the grocerris Sam & Dick went along fine day

July SUNDAY, 18 (199-166) 1897

At home all day children & I down home a little while Much cooler

MONDAY, 19 (200-165)

Robt hoeing turnips fore. greening potatoes aft Mother & I washing blankets & quilts looking very like rain put down 7 big germs of gooseberries & rheubarb

TUESDAY, 20 (201-164)

Robt gone to Drayton with a load of chop choring & down to the mill for it in the eve. rain aft

July WEDNESDAY, 21 (202-163) 1897

{scribbling across 5 lines on the paper, looking like a young child learning to write alphabet letters. several "letters" about 2 dozen of them }

Robt hoeing children & I down to Drayton & round by Englishs to pay Carrie. Both over to Hilborns at night Robt gone down to see Craigs boys

THURSDAY, 22 (203-162)

Robt hoeing turnips all day Children & I at Grandman Burrows funeral aft. rain at night. Mary Duncan & Maggie Bell here after the funeral.

FRIDAY, 23 (204-161)

Robt went out to hoe but a heavy rain fell fore. choring round aft very dull.

July SATURDAY, 24 (205-160) 1897

Rob,t hoeing turnips all day Pages boys & Craigs boys here helping hoe Robt down to Drayton at night fine day

SUNDAY, 25 (206-159)

All down to Mothers a little while rather fine day Sam & Chriss over home Grandpa Philp 78 years

MONDAY, 26 (207-158)

Robt hoeing turnips finished first time going through them. Pages twins helping and Craigs Boys here aft quite a heavy rain eve.

July TUESDAY, 27 (208-157) 1897

Robt went away to hunt the two pigs. found them and too them to Hodges very dull rainy day. What is written for today was done on Wednesday

WEDNESDAY, 28 (209-156)

What is written for today was done on Tuesday Robt choring round fore took Mark out to get Shod aft home & cleaned out chips out of wood house & Emptied Leach barrels Miserable dull day Mizzling all day

THURSDAY, 29 (210-155)

Robt gone to bush to pick berries fore got pailful & went to plough aft in the pasture field rather fine

July FRIDAY, 30 (211-154) 1897

Robt scuffled turnips fore Greening potatoes aft and Robt hoeing in the potatoe patch aft Eve fearful heavy storm of rain, thunder & lightening about milking time Mr North called in Eve

SATURDAY, 31 (212-153)

Robt hoein ploughing fore in the pasture field. hoeing turnips aft rather fine day but ground wet. Both over to Hodges at night Ma with the Children

August SUNDAY, 1 (213-152)

Jim came home on the wheel Clara, Olive & I up to Church. Brock at home with Robt at home the rest of the day very fine day

August MONDAY, 2 (214-151) 1897

Robt started haying mowing in the field next to Trask. Jim took Ma & the Children raked & put up hay evening over to Sams. very fine forenoon

TUESDAY, 3 (215-150)

Robt mowing Das piece of hay then mowing in our own field. fore. Robt raking & putting up hay aft Children & I round to Craigs to get the boys to help in the hay

WEDNESDAY, 4 (216-149)

Robt finished mowing in the field next to Track. mowed the clover in front & cut round field at the corner fine forenoon Aft raining a little all aft Scuffling in the turnip patch

August THURSDAY, 5 (217-148) 1897

Robt hoeing the bean patch fore fine drying morning raking hay next to trask & finished putting it up Willie Craig here fine drying aft Ma & Girls gone up to Rothsay

FRIDAY, 6 (218-147)

Rob,t drawing in hay all day finished the field next to trask Art Garneau Craig & boys here helping draw in very fine day Da drawing up loads with Nell & then took Molly aft.

SATURDAY, 7 (219-146)

Rob,t mowed down the corner field very fine day. Da went to Drayton for the Sugar from Jim

August SUNDAY, 8 (220-145) 1897

At home all day threatening rain Sam & Chriss over home evening

MONDAY, 9 (211-144)

Robt drawing in hay fore Art Garneau here fore. heavy short rain at noon Osc North, Man & team here at noon but had to go home on account of the rain Robt scuffed turnips all aft Mizzling aft

TUESDAY, 10 (222-143)

Robt choring round fore Mizzling & very dull Took load of chop out to Drayton aft. dull

August WEDNESDAY, 11 (223-142) 1897

Robt went with Dutchess to Tuckers fore. then in the aft putting up hay turned out fine aft

THURSDAY, 12 (244-141)

Robt mowing clover fore heavy short rain at noon cutting fence corners a while aft then putting up hay Eve. I went over to her help at Craigs Eve

FRIDAY, 13 (225-140)

Robt drawing in hay all day Art Garneau & Mr Craig here all day Craigs boys here aft. took in a load of rakings for Da in Eve fine day

August SATURDAY, 14 (226-139) 1897

Rob,t drawing in hay all day. little rain at night Art Garneau & Mr Craig helping all day

SUNDAY, 15 (227-138)

All at home all day looking like rain raining a little Evening

MONDAY, 16 (228-137)

Robt gone back on other place to mow clover worket till 11 o'clock then heavy rain. moving straw all aft in the barn

August TUESDAY, 17 (229-136) 1897

Robt gone back to finish mowing clover on other place. fore. then in the aft. mowing down the two pieces of barley. rather windy & cool. no rain today Aunty Gass & Bob wife here aft

WEDNESDAY, 18 (230-135)

Robt raking & putting up hay back on other place till five oclock. then heavy rain Craig here aft.

THURSDAY, 19 (231-134)

Very dull Robt mowing fence corners. aft back on other place shaking up a few winrows & putting it up after supper drying aft

August FRIDAY, 20 (232-133) 1897

Robt gone over to Craigs & Sams & raking up the barley fore. Craigs boys here aft helping draw in the barley. very fine aft.

SATURDAY, 21 (233-132)

Robt stacking hay back on other place. Drurg, Cooper Charlie Walker & Art Garneau here helping finished about five oclock. then drawing in too loads of barley after Supper fine all day

SUNDAY, 22 (234-131)

Children & I up to Church morn Jim came home & went back next morning. fine all day Children & I down home for a while

August MONDAY, 23 (235-130) 1897

Cooper & Robt drew in a gag of barley & then went back & tied up Coopers flax & loaded up too loads took it to mill aft & then went back & fixed the top of hay stack fine day

TUESDAY, 24 (236-129)

Rob,t got out the bindger {Original seems to be binger, but the g is crossed out and the d is written instead} & cut the piece of spring wheat fore then down at McEwings helping aft helping move out the barn fine all day till night then rain.

WEDNESDAY, 25 (237-128)

Rob,t helping at McEwings all day. very fine day. rather cool.

August THURSDAY, 26 (238-127) 1897

Rob,t at McEwing helping forenoon then raking over barley ground. after supper drew it in very fine day.

FRIDAY, 27 (239-126)

Robt cutting oats with the binder from ten till half past six very fine day. Mr Fielding here with tea took 17 lbs of green & 2 lbs of black. @ 40 c

SATURDAY, 28 (240-125)

Rob,t shocking oats all day very nice day

August SUNDAY, 29 (241-124) 1897

Looking very like rain but cleared off till Evening Both over at Sams aft. took Brock with us a heavy rain at night.

MONDAY, 30 (242-123)

Rob,t cutting oats between the peas. & stooking up in the Evening. very fine day.

TUESDAY, 31 (243-122)

Rob,t shocking oats forenoon and afternoon started to cut oats on the other place. fine day.

September WEDNESDAY, 1 (244-121) 1897

Robt shocking up oats away back on the other place fore moving straw in the barn aft dull fore. & raining very steady all aft.

THURSDAY, 2 (245-120)

Robt down to Drayton with chop fore. Cutting oats aft cool & fine

FRIDAY, 3 (246-119)

Robt cutting oats all day very fine day Mother & I down to Drayton aft.

September SATURDAY, 4 (247-118) 1897

Robt finished cutting oats on other place & cut Das patch before dinner Art here all day Both shocking up afternoon

SUNDAY, 5 (248-117)

Girls & Jim up to Church Morning Both up to Rothsay at night very fine day Jim Clara & Ma down to Drayton Church aft.

MONDAY, 6 (249-116)

Robt drawing in wheat and oats all day very hot Art Craig & (two boys here aft) Jim & all the Children over to Sams aft

September TUESDAY, 7 (250-115) 1897

Robt drawing in oats all day Art & Craig here looking like rain but kept fine

WEDNESDAY, 8 (251-114)

Very fine weather Craig boys & Art here helping draw oats all day fine

THURSDAY, 9 (252-113)

drawing oats all day Art & Wm. Rolicka Rockela here helping

September FRIDAY, 10 (253-112) 1897

Robt finished drawing oats & pulled the peas. took load of oats up to Rothsay after night fine day Wm Rockela here all day

SATURDAY, 11 (254-111)

Raining fore Robt choring Gone to get horses shod aft down again at night to take back home to Henrys

SUNDAY, 12 (255-110)

At home all day down to Mothers fine day

September MONDAY, 13 (256-109) 1897

Robt choring forenoon went to Palmerston aft for flour fine cool day. Got two baskets of plums for 50₵.

TUESDAY, 14 (257-108)

Robt cutting barley from 10 oclock finished cutting for this season I down to Drayton aft very hot aft

WEDNESDAY, 15 (258-107)

Robt & Craig Shocking barley fore Craig Boys here aft all drawing & stacking peas finished peas join up from Guelph

September THURSDAY, 16 (259-106) 1897

Robt covering pea Stacks & Down to Drayton for the fruit from Guelph helping Perkin all aft fine

FRIDAY, 17 (260-105)

Robt over to Sams all day helping with peas fine day heavy frost

SATURDAY, 18 (261-104)

Robt drawing in the barley Craig & Boys here till three oclock Robt back mowing a few oats & getting then in finished harvest. fine day

September SUNDAY, 19 (262-103) 1897

At home all day Children & I down at home Sam & Chriss over aft. cold & cloudy

MONDAY, 20 (263-102)

Ma gone back to North Gower to wait on Aunt {Beve?} Sam took her to Arthur Station Carrie here to sew Robt started to cut the corn fine day big frost that cut the corn

TUESDAY, 21 (264-101)

Robt cutting corn fine day

September WEDNESDAY, 22 (265-100) 1897

Robt working among the corn took Carrie home & went round by Drayton at night fine day

THURSDAY, 23 (266-99)

Robt shocking corn finished the corn very fine weather. Went to Drayton for the Tomatoes

FRIDAY, 24 (267-98)

Robt asking hands to thresh & helping Perkin a few hours fore. Fisher Here threshing pea stach aft. very fine. Carrie here aft

September SATURDAY, 25 (268-97) 1897

Robt helping Cooper thresh till 3 oclock then choring & straightening up things rest of day very fine week

SUNDAY, 26 (269-96)

All at home all day very high wind Bill Gass here aft

MONDAY, 27 (270-95) Rob,t started to take up the potatoes terrible lot rotten rather fine

September TUESDAY, 28 (271-94) 1897

Rob,t finished taking up the potatoes had about 16 bags & the small ones fine day Mr Butterworth here for a sheep

WEDNESDAY, 29 (272-93)

Robt covering potatoe pit & getting ready to draw wood. Drawing wood aft fine weather

THURSDAY, 30 (273-92)

Drawing wood all day from the bush & piling in the wood house.

October FRIDAY, 1 (274-91) 1897

Robt still drawing wood to the woodhouse down to Drayton at night

Saturday, 2 (275-90)

Robt finished drawing to woodhouse fore. Then drawing up wood to thresh. down to Drayton at night for a barrel of pares from Willie

SUNDAY, 3 (276-89)

Jim came up & went over to Sams till noon then Robt & Jim went up to Palmerston to John Jennings funeral Sam & Chriss over in the Eve. very hot dry weather

October MONDAY, 4 (277-88) 1897

Robt piling wood & gone to George Drurys threshing very hot & smoky weather

TUESDAY, 5 (278-87)

Robt threshing at Burrows all day from 11 o clock. Took Brock down to Drayton to get too teeth fixed. Drayton show little rain at night

WEDNESDAY, 6 (279-86)

Robt finished at Burrows & went on to Trasks mizzling & dull all day

October THURSDAY, 7 (280-85) 1897

Robt threshing at Garner Pages all day rather fine day

FRIDAY, 8 (281-84)

Robt helping Hilborn thresh till three oclock then went to McEwings rest of day rather fine day

7 SATURDAY, 9 (282-83)

Robt choring fore Down to Drayton with chop. aft fine day but cold wind at night

October SUNDAY, 10 (283-82) 1897

Children & Grandpa over to Sams for dinner I went over to the graveyard aft. Met Children comming home & took them round with me very cold wind Evening

MONDAY, 11 (284-81)

Robt drawing in corn for down to Drayton aft for chop went for a load of wood to the bush looking very like rain heavy rain all night

TUESDAY, 12 (285-80)

Robt drawing out manure rather dull

October WEDNESDAY, 13 (286-79) 1897

Robt commenced to plough started on this place fine weather

THURSDAY, 14 (287-78)

Robt took lambs to Drayton fore ploughing aft & up to Rothday at night fine

FRIDAY, 15 (288-77)

Robt ploughing all day fine

October SATURDAY, 16 (289-76) 1897

Robt ploughing all day ground frightful hard fine weather Mary Duncan here

SUNDAY, 17 (290-75)

All at home Jim came up from Guelph on Wheel very fine Mary Duncan here

MONDAY, 18 (291-74)

Robt ploughing all day cool

October TUESDAY, 19 (292-73) 1897

Robt ploughing all day fine & hasy Da gone to Arthur for Meet mother. {above the "m" on mother has what appears to be the number 917}

WEDNESDAY, 20 (293-72)

Raining. Robt ploughing till eleven raining again about four. Craigs boys brought over a dressed sheep.

THURSDAY, 21 (294-71)

Robt ploughing all day Mother & I peeling pears & preserving them fine cool day.

October FRIDAY, 22 (295-70) 1897

Rob,t ploughing all day Mother & I picking the Geese

Cooper laying the floar in there wood house very fine day

SATURDAY, 23 (296-69)

Robt ploughing all day very fine weather Robt at Drayton at night

SUNDAY, 24 (297-68)

Children & I down home join up home Sam & Chriss there Bill Gass Aunty & {Am?} Eliza there aft. very fine day

October MONDAY, 25 (298-67) 1897

Robt ploughing all day very fine day

TUESDAY, 26 (299-66)

Robt ploughing all day very fine weather brought in the Cabbage

WEDNESDAY, 27 (300-65)

Robt over at Sams threshing all day very fine day

October THURSDAY, 28 (301-64) 1897

Robt ploughing all day very fine

FRIDAY, 29 (302-63)

Rob,t ploughing all day looking dark like snow at night

SATURDAY, 30 (303-62)

Rob,t ploughing all day. ground white with snow finished in that field all but head land.

October SUNDAY, 31 (304-61) 1897

Robt & all at home till Eve. Children & I down home for a while. gone back to see young Cattee. very fine day

November MONDAY, 1 (305-60)

Robt gone over to Flaths for our heiffer filling up chop & took it to Drayton. & brought home a little barrel of Sugar from Guelph. Topping turnips aft. dull like rain down for the chop at night

TUESDAY, 2 (306-59)

Robt choring fore raining from 10 oclock choring round aft steady drizzling rain

November WEDNESDAY, 3 (307-58)1897

Robt started to take in Turnips Topping & harrowing them out Da helping Top very fine day

THURSDAY, 4 (308-57)

Robt drawing in turnips Craigs boys here aft very fine day

FRIDAY, 5 (309-56)

Robt working at turnips Willie Craig & {Jepine} here Mr Craig took load of Turnips to Rothsay to Grandpa Philp Mother & I went to Drayton aft started to rain

November SATURDAY, 6 (310-55) 1897

Robt choring & throwing back turnips in the roothouse topping turnips all aft. Miserable day snowing & mizzling all day

SUNDAY, 7 (311-54)

Children & I went over to Sams aft very fine & mild.

MONDAY, 8 (312-53)

Robt choring & pulling turnips with hoe all day miserable day

November TUESDAY, 9 (313-52) 1897

Robt drawing in corn fore. heavy fall of snow Robt choring aft miserable snowy day

WEDNESDAY, 10 (314-51)

Robt choring Rich here fore cutting corn. & out for a load of turnips cold & frosty

THURSDAY, 11 (315-50)

Raining Robt tool girls up to school. & choring fore brought in two loads of turnips toward Evening

November FRIDAY, 12 (316-49) 1897

Robt choring fore & wheeling out the morter out of the stable. heavy wind all af day & snowing in flurries

SATURDAY, 13 (317-48)

Robt choring fore. covered potatoe pits unloaded a load of turnips & brought in one. & went to Drayton at night. cold and snowy some

SUNDAY, 14 (318-47)

All at home all day. very dull fore. Snowing & sleeting towards Evening. Booth & Mrs. Here for two hrs. very dull & miserable weather.

November MONDAY, 15 (319-46) 1897

Robt choring fore & drawing turnips all aft. a foggy, dark, dirty day sloppy & soft underfoot

TUESDAY, 16 (320-45)

Robt choring fore drawing in Turnips. topping very little sunshine aft cold wind & drawing in some more heavy rain last night colder & freezing at night

WEDNESDAY, 17 (321-44)

Robt choring & working at the turnips one of Craigs boys here. cold but clean under foot

November THURSDAY, 18 (322-43) 1897

Robt working at turnips all day Craigs boys took star to Drayton & helped aft with turnips Wat Burrows helping fine day to take up roots finished turnips

FRIDAY, 19 (323-42)

Robt choring & working at the turnips all day took load of turnips to Charlie Stephenson. aft not very fine

SATURDAY, 20 (324-41)

Robt choring & farming up chop & took it & home lumber to be dressed to Drayton rather fine day

November SUNDAY, 21 (325-40) 1897

Dull kind of day at home Except down to Mothers for a while cold wind at night

MONDAY, 22 (326-39)

Robt choring & down out aft for the carrots Charley came aft Robt gone to Drayton for chop & lumber in the Eve, Da & Ma here helping chop Cabbage for Saurkraut

TUESDAY, 23 (327-38)

Robt choring all day & Charlie gone to Perkins threshing {possibly one of the children writing next line} Da drawing in corn.

November WEDNESDAY, 24 (328-37) 1897

Robt choring fore Charlie at Perkin & gone to Frank Pages aft. Down helping kill pig aft Sam helping

THURSDAY, 25 (329-36)

Robt choring fore Charlie at Frank Pages threshing

8 FRIDAY, 26 (330-35)

Charlie choring all day Robt gone out to plough but it started to rain & had to stop Mr North came down

November SATURDAY, 27 (331-34) 1897

Robt & Mr North fitting sash in to Das Windows. fore. & making two storm doors & gone to Drayton with chop. fine fore rather colder comming on to night

SUNDAY, 28 (332-33)

rather fine day Children & I round to the Graveyard in the Eve. Robt & Charlie up at Richds

MONDAY, 29 (333-32)

Robt & Charlie choring & working in the stables very stormy & snowing

November TUESDAY, 30 ( 334-31) 1897

Robt & Charlie choring & Robt gone to Drayton with plank to get sawd for the stable & bring home chop very stormy

December WEDNESDAY, 1 (335-30)

Robt & Charlie choring & down at the stables Mother & I gone to Drayton aft cold & rather snowy Robt down for a jack

THURSDAY, 2 (336-29)

Robt & Charlie choring & working at the stable fine day

December FRIDAY, 3 (337-28) 1897

Robt & Charlie working at the stable & choring rather fine day

SATURDAY, 4 (338-27)

Robt & Charlie working under the barn & down to Drayton at night sleeting & rain

SUNDAY, 5 (339-26)

Children & I down home for a while rather fine aft

December MONDAY, 6 (340-25) 1897

Robt choring round all day. Charlie at Isaac Hilborns threshing all day Carrie came to sew at noon good sleighing

TUESDAY, 7 (341-24)

Charlie at Hilborns & Mc Ewings threshing all day Robt choring & down to Drayton with chop Called for it at night Carrie went home at night Robt & I took her home

WEDNESDAY, 8 (342-23)

Robt choring round & getting ready to thresh Charlie at McEwings all day

December THURSDAY, 9 (343-22) 1897

Robt & Charlie at McEwings threshing fore Machine around here & started to thresh aft fine day

FRIDAY, 10 (344-21)

Threshing all day till four oclock. then took machine home to Fishers. drizzling dirty day.

SATURDAY, 11 (345-20)

Robt up at Richds all day helping take out turnips Charlie & the team up aft. Down to Drayton at night

December SUNDAY, 12 (346-19) 1897

Children & I down home for a while aft Terrible dull dark day snow all gone roads soft

MONDAY, 13 (347-18)

Robt over to Craigs & round to S Cemetry to fix Orton's grave. home & over to Hodges. fore. Aft went out to plough Charlie & Brock went to Coopers for our bags

TUESDAY, 14 (348-17)

Robt & Charlie choring fore Robt gone to Drayton with chop. very misty & dull.

December WEDNESDAY, 15 (349-16) 1897

Robt & Charlie choring fore. Working at the stable aft. colder

THURSDAY, 16 (350-15)

Robt gone round for Carrie & round home by Drayton fore. Charlie & Robt working at stable aft rather colder

FRIDAY, 17 (351-14)

Soft snow falling all day Robt & Charlie choring & working at stables. Robt took Carrie home & went round by Drayton at night

December SATURDAY, 18 (352-13) 1897

Charlie choring Robt down to Drayton fore. Aft Both up at Richds threshing rather cold & stormy Robt up to pay taxes at night

SUNDAY, 19 (353-12)

Rather fine day Asc North here. Children went down home for a while

MONDAY, 20 (354-11)

Robt & Charlie choring & farming up oats Robt took hem to Drayton aft rather fine

December TUESDAY, 21 (355-10) 1897

Robt & Charlie choring & farming up oats Robt took them down aft.

WEDNESDAY, 22 (356-9)

Killing Geese Mrs Burows & Ma helping & Robt took them to Add Flaths. Charlie choring Robt. down to Drayton at night with a load of oats

THURSDAY, 23 (357-8)

Robt at Richds threshing all day frightful stormy day Charlie choring

December FRIDAY, 24 (358-7) 1897

Robt & Charlie at Ricg fore North came to put our storms doors & windows Robt helping him aft Charley gone on a holliday Robt gone down to Meet Willie train 2 1/2 hrs late cold night

SATURDAY, 25 (359-6)

Robt choring. thomas Willie here for an hour or so then started down East at noon. Sam brought Jim from Guelph Jim took Willie down to train sleighing very good. rather fine day

SUNDAY, 26 (360-5) {the brackets done over in ink}

Robt choring Children & I down home for dinner Jim home mild fore. stormy aft.

December MONDAY, 27 (361-4) 1897

Robt choring fore farming up oats & took them to Drayton aft. Jim went back home Ma & I went up to see Mrs Huston & called to see Aunty Gass. very fine

TUESDAY, 28 (363-3)

Robt choring fore Sam over & helped Da fan up his oats & took them away Da helping fan oats Robt took them to Drayton Frank Page called for his feathers Sold him $4.00 feathers

WEDNESDAY, 29 (363-2) Robt choring around all day. Emma Bishop Married started to snow at noon rather stormy aft

December THURSDAY, 30 (364-1) 1897

Robt choring fore. snowing Da helping fan up oats Ma here helping Me aft Mrs Boothes here aft Soft snow falling Da took Girls over to Sams for all day & went for them

FRIDAY, 31 (365)

Robt done some chores & loaded five pigs & took them to Drayton home & finishes chores & took load of oats to Drayton Isaac Hilborn here at night Willie arrived from the East with Aunty. cold